The Brothers Bloom
The story of the Brothers Bloom who take into one last con after cases of swindle
1948, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
18 June 1997, Portland, Oregon, USA
22 November 1967, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
5 October 1983, New York City, New York, USA
30 March 1950, Rutherglen, Scotland, UK
14 April 1973, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
8 December 1930, Vienna, Austria
January 27, 2016
A quirky film that never quite fully satisfied me.
July 30, 2012
The Brothers Bloom is quirky and clever. Set in the present but with a perfectly judged retro feel, it looks fabulous too. Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi almost steals the film with her deadpan presence as Bang Bang, the gang's explosives expert.
May 28, 2009
The Brothers Bloom feels different from any crime caper you've ever seen, even though its machinations still revolve around con artists who play tricks on each other -- and the audience.
September 25, 2010
Rian Johnson injects punchy, off-kilter fantastical charm into his playfully globetrotting film. It's like a cuckoo clock - precise, ornate and screwy-looking. But Bloom and Penelope's love - and resultant rifts - comes off as real-world collateral.
May 27, 2009
It's all a con, but thanks to Johnson's way with characters and dialogue, we don't mind the hustle so long as we're rewarded along the way.
May 28, 2009
The Brothers Bloom is to precocious adventure movies what Crank is to action throwdowns; it finds the genre's limit and doubles it.
May 22, 2009
Even if you don't quite comprehend the ending (there seem to be 12 of them), you'll still feel the wallop of its consequences.
May 28, 2009
Although it's got a strong cast and visual panache, Johnson willfully dispenses with the caper complications that might have made it more fun.
September 24, 2012
It pulls the perfect con, which Ruffalo's character defines as a con where everyone gets what they want. The audience gets exactly what they want: A wild ride with an ending they won't see coming.
July 06, 2010
Sure, The Brothers Bloom may be the headline act, but it is the sisters eccentric that make the film.
May 29, 2009
Watching this movie is like being elbowed in the ribs for two consecutive hours.
August 26, 2011
Brick made for a natural intro to the more complicated, less laboriously arch observations of The Brothers Bloom.
